Jastrow: עוֹבָדָא

עוֹבָדָא, עוּבְדָא, עוּבְדָה m. (עֲבַד), corresp. to h. מַעֲשֶׂה, deed, work; occurrence, event, fact, case, precedent. Targ. Gen. XLIV, 15. Targ. Ex. XXVIII, 32 עוֹבַד constr.; a. v. fr.—Yoma 71ᵇ דעבדין ע׳ דאהרן who act like Aaron. Kidd. 79ᵇ עבד ע׳ כותיה דרב decided a case in agreement with Rab’s opinion. Y. Ber. I, 3ᵃ top, v. כְּוָת. Y. Naz. V, 54ᵃ top נפק ע׳ כר׳ וכ׳ the case went forth (was decided) in agreement with the opinion of &c. Keth. 60ᵇ בדידי הוה ע׳ it was my case (that came up for decision). Y. Ab. Zar. II, 41ᵃ bot. ר׳ יוסי … אהן ע׳ R. J. told the following story; ע׳ הוה איתא חדא וכ׳ it happened that a certain woman loved to do charity &c.; Y. Ter. VIII, 45ᶜ bot. Ib. (mid-page) לע׳ for practice. Ib. מרי ע׳, v. מָרָא I. Y. M. Kat. III, 82ᵈ top הוה ליה ע׳ had a case (euphem. for, mourning befell him). B. Mets. 70ᵃ אימא … גופא דע׳ וכ׳ tell me now, what was the real case (from which you derived your report of Samuel’s opinion)?; a. v. fr.—Pl. עוֹבָדִין, עוֹבָדַיָּא, עוֹבָדֵי, עוּבְ׳. Targ. Koh. IX, 10. Targ. Num. XVI, 28. Targ. Y. Lev. XXI, 4 (v. Sifra Emor, Par. 1); a. fr.—Y. M. Kat. l. c. תרין ע׳ two cases of mourning. Y. Taan. IV, 68ᵈ הוה דריש … ע׳ בבילע וכ׳ cited in his lectures twenty-four cases to which he applied the text billʿa &c. (Lam. II, 2); (Lam. R. to l. c. אַפִּין). Lam. R. to III, 58 מה אילין עובדי וכ׳ what deeds are those that thou doest?; a. fr.